iGCSE Sociology - 2.2 How does society control us ?

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It fully covers - 2.2 How does society control us ?

2.2.1 Social control:
• Difference between formal and informal types of social control
• Positive and negative sanctions
• Effectiveness of these in producing social conformity

2.2.2 The debate between consensus and conflict views of social control:
• Functionalism
• Marxism
• Feminism

2.2.3 The effectiveness of agencies of formal social control:
• Government
• Police
• Courts
• Penal system
• Armed forces

2.2.4 Methods of control used by formal agencies in achieving social conformity, e.g.:
• Law-making
• Coercion
• Digital surveillance
• Arrest
• Sentencing
• Imprisonment

2.2.5 The effectiveness of agencies of informal social control:
• Family
• Education
• Peer group
• Media
• Religion
• Workplace

2.2.6 Methods of control used by informal agencies in achieving social conformity:
• Positive and negative sanctions, e.g.: – ostracism– parental rewards– social media ‘likes’– religious rewards/sanctions – school punishments– dismissal from a job

2.2.7 Resistance to social control through protest groups and sub-cultures:
• Reasons why some people join them
• Deviant and non-conformist behaviour
• Examples of:– protest groups– online sub-cultures– youth sub-cultures – religious sub-cultures